Your FTX wallet is empty and your FTX Telegram channel Management detailed that malware could be present in FTX-related apps and websites, but the company’s new CEO, John Ray, confirmed there had been an “unauthorized transaction.” did. The news was shared by FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller and retweeted by FTX’s official Twitter account.
Unauthorized access to FTX funds confirmed
On Saturday morning (ET) November 12, 2022, there were reports of empty FTX wallets. did. The breach was confirmed on FTX’s now-deleted Telegram channel after people started talking about the on-chain movement on social media. An administrator known as “Rey” explained that FTX was hacked and further stated:
The FTX app is malware. remove them. Chat is open. Do not visit FTX sites as they may download Trojan horses.
FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller also said the team was “investigating anomalies in wallet movements related to the consolidation of his FTX balances across exchanges.” rice field. Then, after countless reports of the breach and ensuing speculation, Miller shared an update from his iPhone at 1:17 p.m. (ET).
“Statement of John Ray, Chief Restructuring Officer and CEO of [FTX] — Consistent with its obligations as a debtor in Chapter 11, FTX US and FTX [dot] com We continue to make every effort to ensure that all assets, wherever they are,” Miller tweeted. We are moving assets to a new cold wallet custodian, and there has been extensively publicized unauthorized access to certain assets,” said FTX US General Counsel.
A message from his CEO of FTX, John Ray, to his FTX US executives added: We are communicating and coordinating with law enforcement and relevant regulators.
This news follows FTX filing for bankruptcy the day before November 11, 2022. Speculation has been rife that Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) private his jet is flying from the Bahamas to Argentina to fund a new Cold He wallet. Despite Flightradar24’s flight tracking report, SBF told Reuters in a text that he was still in the Bahamas and had not been to Argentina.
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